Are you interested in getting a head start in a career in Finance? This role is for a fixed term contract of either one or two years, depending upon skills and previous experience. The post is aimed at people of all ages, who have the enthusiasm and energy, are motivated to learn quickly and move their career forward.

As a Finance Apprentice, you will be involved in a wide variety of work – everything from processing transactional items into our systems, working closely with other team members to resolve queries and using your own initiative to improve processes.

This apprenticeship role is within the Finance Engagement and Advice Team which provides high quality professional advice and support to budget managers. The team is the customer facing service to the wider Finance Shared Service between Kingston and Sutton Councils. It deals with enquiries about budgets and financial processes and provides support in area such as budget setting, budget monitoring and closing of the accounts. The team acts as critical friend to other council teams and provides financial analysis to support business improvement and change.

Previous work experience is not a prerequisite, but we are looking for people with drive, enthusiasm, the right attitude and some core skills such as communication skills, team player and ICT literacy. You must also have the commitment to complete the training and qualifications associated with an accountancy apprenticeship.

In return, what we can offer you is:

Plenty of opportunities to develop key skills that will help you get ahead in a career
Earn good rates of pay while you learn new skills and gain qualifications
The opportunity to learn from experienced staff working within high performing and widely respected Councils
Further develop your already excellent communications skills as you won’t just interact within your team, but work with other colleagues and staff working in other parts of the council
Work in an organisation passionate about offering excellent, customer focused services.

We are fully committed to providing opportunities for people to develop themselves, through real and varied job roles across the Council. Apprenticeships combine working with studying for a work-based qualification from GCSEs or equivalent up to degree level. The length of the apprenticeship programme varies according to the type and level of apprenticeship, but all apprenticeships take at least a year to complete. Apply now if you want an interesting and challenging job. We want to utilise your skills to improve our work!

You’ll need to register on the Sutton website first, then to apply for this vacancy upload your C.V. via the online portal.

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